Vibrant colors of Highway of Legends

It's just unbelievable how the snowfall in October changes everything. Overnight, the colorful fall gave way to a peaceful and white winter. The temperature dropped and... immediately we realized how beautiful this fall was... with its warm days and vibrant colors... And although we only have to wait a couple of days before the warm weather returns, today I want to travel back in time (not very far) and refresh the memory with the bright colors of the Highway of Legends, along which we passed just a couple weeks ago.

 

It's hard to believe it was just two weeks ago... We started early on Friday and drove down to Walsenburg where we turned onto Highway 12 and planned to drive slowly, enjoying seeing the fall colors... 

But, to be honest, we didn't expect such a slowness on the road. The views were so beautiful and the colors so vibrant that we stopped every couple of minutes to take it in...

It took over two hours to cover 30 miles ;) and we actually didn't mind. I guess we would have agreed to go even slower and stop more often... but at some point it was so overwhelming that we just kept going as slow as we could, continuing to observe and absorb... It was one perfect day to see the fall colors on one of the most beautiful roads in Colorado...

It wasn't our first time on this road (click here to look at our previous journey - Highway of Legends - La Veta and Stonewall...) but it was definitely our best!

Pictures were taken on October 13, 2023.